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Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 67 supply contracts for clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories through award notices on TED.

  • Since November 2023, 80 companies have won 138 public supply contracts for clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories in Germany, in 75 award notices from 27 public buyers.
  • 73.9% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is Bulgaria.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 22.5% of all awards.
  • 13.8% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Germany — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €864 billion in 2025, 19.1% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/180-clothing-footwear-luggage-articles-and-accessories, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
80
since November 2023
Award notices
75
on TED
Public buyers
27
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Germany: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
138
in 75 award notices
Awarded value
€8.1M
from 9% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
80
with at least one award
Public buyers
27
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 484820242025: 676720252026: 23232026
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Contracts awarded by year
202448
202567
202623
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €7.1M€7.1M20242025: €0€020252026: €943.7K€943.7K2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€7.1M
2025€0
2026€943.7K
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Armed forces and defence agencies57
    Armed forces and defence agencies: 57
  2. Cities, regions and central administration39
    Cities, regions and central administration: 39
  3. Police, fire services and prisons30
    Police, fire services and prisons: 30
  4. Universities, schools and research6
    Universities, schools and research: 6
  5. Economic affairs2
    Economic affairs: 2
  6. Social protection2
    Social protection: 2
  7. Hospitals and health services1
    Hospitals and health services: 1
  8. Environment and waste1
    Environment and waste: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Armed forces and defence agencies57
Cities, regions and central administration39
Police, fire services and prisons30
Universities, schools and research6
Economic affairs2
Social protection2
Hospitals and health services1
Environment and waste1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Köln65
    DEA2
    Köln: 65
  2. Brandenburg17
    DE40
    Brandenburg: 17
  3. Stuttgart12
    DE11
    Stuttgart: 12
  4. Darmstadt11
    DE71
    Darmstadt: 11
  5. Chemnitz8
    DED4
    Chemnitz: 8
  6. Münster6
    DEA3
    Münster: 6
  7. Oberbayern5
    DE21
    Oberbayern: 5
  8. Hannover4
    DE92
    Hannover: 4
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Köln65
Brandenburg17
Stuttgart12
Darmstadt11
Chemnitz8
Münster6
Oberbayern5
Hannover4
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 8.7%, Medium-sized 46.4%, Small 42.8%, Micro 2.2%Large companies: 12 (8.7%)Medium-sized: 64 (46.4%)46%Small: 59 (42.8%)43%Micro: 3 (2.2%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies12 · 8.7%
Medium-sized64 · 46.4%
Small59 · 42.8%
Micro3 · 2.2%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Bulgaria14
    Bulgaria: 14
  2. Austria7
    Austria: 7
  3. Poland7
    Poland: 7
  4. Netherlands2
    Netherlands: 2
  5. Lithuania2
    Lithuania: 2
  6. Czechia1
    Czechia: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Bulgaria14
Austria7
Poland7
Netherlands2
Lithuania2
Czechia1
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Köln56
    Köln: 56
  2. Zossen17
    Zossen: 17
  3. Wiesbaden10
    Wiesbaden: 10
  4. Bonn9
    Bonn: 9
  5. Chemnitz8
    Chemnitz: 8
  6. Münster6
    Münster: 6
  7. Stuttgart-Hohenheim6
    Stuttgart-Hohenheim: 6
  8. Ditzingen5
    Ditzingen: 5
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Where the buyers are (city)
Köln56
Zossen17
Wiesbaden10
Bonn9
Chemnitz8
Münster6
Stuttgart-Hohenheim6
Ditzingen5

Awards to companies registered in Germany

73.9%

Awards to companies registered in Germany: 73.9%

36 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

22.5%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 22.5%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

13.8%

Lots with a single bid: 13.8%

Among 138 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Comazo GmbH & Co. KG16 public contracts in total
  2. Ziegler Textil GmbH22 public contracts in total
  3. TRAWENA Sp. z o.o.38 public contracts in total
  4. Wattana GmbH22 public contracts in total
  5. Schuh-Höhn GmbH10 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Germany

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories in Germany?
80 companies won 75 contract award notices for these categories from 27 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Comazo GmbH & Co. KG, Ziegler Textil GmbH, TRAWENA Sp. z o.o., Wattana GmbH, Schuh-Höhn GmbH.
How big is the clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories market in Germany?
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 67 supply contracts for clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories through award notices on TED.
Where do suppliers of clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Techtextil, Texcare International, Arbeitsschutz Aktuell — each checked on the organiser's official website.
How do I find a distributor for clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories in Germany?
Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Germany and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.

Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.